Bethlehem session · in the studio
July, 1960
Zoot Sims Quartet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Down Home, Golden Jazz Instrumentals
In the room
Zoot Sims – tenor sax
Dave McKenna – piano- George Tucker – bass
- Danny Richmond – drums
The takes
6 of these 14 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Bethlehem numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 6578 | Jive At Five | BCP-6051 |
| – | Jive At Five (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-40072 |
| – | Doggin' Around | BCP-6051 |
| – | Doggin' Around (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-40072 |
| – | Avalon | BCP-6051 |
| – | Avalon (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-40072 |
| – | I Cried For You | BCP-6051 |
| – | Bill Bailey | BCP-6051, BCP-6065 |
| – | Bill Bailey (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-40072 |
| – | Goodnight Sweetheart | BCP-6051 |
| – | Goodnight Sweetheart (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-40072 |
| – | There'll Be Some Changes Made | BCP-6051 |
| – | There'll Be Some Changes Made (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-40072 |
| 6579 | I've Heard That Blues Before | BCP-6051 |
14 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCP-6048 | The Book Cooks | "The Book" Booker Ervin | 1961 | Zoot Sims, George Tucker, Danny Richmond |
2 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCP-6044 | On Campus: Ivy League Jazz Concert | The Teddy Charles Group | 1960 | Zoot Sims, Dave McKenna | |
| BCP-6052 | The Soft Land Of Make Believe | Frank Minion | 1961 | George Tucker, Danny Richmond | |
| MG 12154 | Cookin' | Booker Ervin Quintet | 1961 | George Tucker, Danny Richmond | |
| V-8698 | Creole Cookin' | Bobby Hackett | 1967 | Zoot Sims, Dave McKenna |

